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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator �f,.�,��,'}},�,
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DATE : May 6, 1986 Coirty
SUBJECT: Legislation: Assembly Bill 4008 (Killea)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of opposition to AB 4008 by Assemblywoman
Killea.
BACKGROUND:
Current law which requires that every motorist carry proof of
insurance also contains provisions to:
( 1) Require the court to spinoff from gross collections $10
for each violation of this requirement which is filed
with the court for deposit in a special county fund to
defray court administration costs.
AB 4008 would instead require the court to spinoff from
gross collections $10 for each violation of this
requirement only when a fine is collected.
( 2) Require the court to spinoff from gross collections $3
for each conviction of this requirement for deposit in
the State' s transportation fund.
AB 4008 would instead provide that the $3 transfer to
the State would occur only on each fine collected.
( 3 Require the court to spinoff from gross collections $10
for each violation of this requirement filed with the
court for deposit in the State' s General Fund.
AB 4008 would require that the $10 transfer to the
State General Fund occur only on each fine collected.
The impact of the change in ( 1) would be to substantially reduce
the revenue credited to the special fund for court administration
costs. Most of these citations are dismissed when the motorist
provides proof of insurance. Court staff must review insurance
documents and verify that the insurance is in force, thereby
increasing clerical time. The $10 spinoff should apply,
therefore, on all cases filed. In addition, crediting the $10
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X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON May 13, 14861 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED
Clerk-Administrator, WC-Danville Muni �y � ---
Assemblywoman Lucy Killea PHIL BATCH LOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Members--Assembly- Public Safety Committee SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Kathy Snodgrass, Jackson/Barish
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only on fines collected is a much more complex administrative
task, requiring more cash register distribution classifications.
The impact of the changes in ( 2) and ( 3 ) are beneficial to the
County in principle, but also involve ' the more complex
administrative procedure of having to make the credit on each
fine paid rather than each conviction. The Board is already in
support of SB 1592 which would change ( 3 ) to provide that the
credit to the State General Fund would only occur on convictions
rather than all filings. SB 1592, therefore, will resolve the
problem with ( 3 ) and since ( 2 ) already applies only to
convictions, it is administratively simpler than going to fines
paid.
Because of the loss in revenue and administrative complexity
involved in AB 4008, it is recommended that the Board of
Supervisors oppose AB 4008.